A group of American doctors who treated patients in Gaza held a press conference in Chicago on 8/20/24 to describe the suffering they saw among Palestinians injured & killed in Israel’s ongoing assault. Taking place during the Democratic National Convention, it was organized by the Uncommitted National Movement, which is pressuring Democrats to end blanket U.S. support for Israel. Dr. Ahmed Yousaf, who returned from Gaza just weeks earlier said, “When we got to the hospital, everything I saw on TikTok and Instagram and all the television, all the stuff that we had in alternative media … it was 100 times worse than I could have ever imagined.”

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A judge has dismissed a seven-year $100 million lawsuit against Greenpeace USA. Canadian logging giant Resolute Forest Products sued Greenpeace for defamation, part of a pattern of corporations attempting to use the legal process, known as SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) lawsuits to intimidate, exhaust & censor activists. Deepa Padmanabha, deputy general counsel for Greenpeace USA, discusses the organization’s legal victory.

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The latest updates concerning the Tennessee 3. Also, Justin Pearson gives a fiery and inspirational address to supporters after he is reinstated after being expelled, along with Justin Jones, from the Tennessee State Legislature.

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This weekend marked the 103rd anniversary of the 1919 Elaine massacre, one of the deadliest episodes of racial violence in U.S. history. On September 30, 1919, guards stopped two white men from breaking into a meeting between Black sharecroppers in Elaine, Arkansas, who were organizing to demand fair payments for their crops. After an exchange of gunfire, a white man was killed. White mobs, backed by the U.S. military, responded, indiscriminately killing hundreds of Black people under the false claim of stopping a Black insurrection. Much of the Black farmers' land was stolen as a result.

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Krystal breaks down a massive corruption scandal in Mississippi involving multiple GOP politicians, donors, and NFL legend Brett Favre stealing money intended for welfare recipients

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Here it is: The full story of wealth inequality in America. The top 1% holds 15x more wealth than the bottom 50% combined.

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Here in this historic sundown town, population 10,300, where the Illinois River and a railroad stretch for miles across a scenic emerald valley, a Black body was found nearly a month ago floating in the river, and questions surrounding his death still swirl like a cool autumn wind.

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All five face charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in death of 23-year-old

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A masked Derek Chauvin showed no visible emotion as Judge Peter Cahill read the verdict on each count. Cahill said sentencing would be in roughly eight weeks.

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Despite being under investigation after admitting on camera that he used a police vehicle as a weapon to run down protesters during an anti-racism demonstration last May, Boston Police Sergeant Clifton McHale is back in the squad room.

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Salon talks to Heather McGhee about what the GOP has to fear from multiraSalon talks to Heather McGhee about what the GOP has to fear from multiracial coalitions organizing to benefit all

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“This situation is unjust. Any veteran or service member who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 forfeited their moral entitlement to privileged benefits at the expense of the people of the United States,” wrote Ruben Gallego, a member of the House Armed Services Committee.

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"The mask is off. Republicans want to steal your right to vote and pulverize democracy because they don't think they can win elections on ideas or humanity."

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As Republican-controlled state legislatures increasingly seek to impose restrictive new voting rules, Democrats and civil rights groups are turning to the courts to argue that Republicans are trying to suppress the vote, thwart the will of the majority and deny equal access to minority voters and others who have been underrepresented at the polls.

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The misdemeanor criminal charge against Amy Cooper was dropped as a result of her completing a series of classes and therapy sessions designed around racial equity.

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Writer/Director & Actor Nate Parker joins Activist Valerie Castile, the Alliance for Safe Traffic Stops and other relevant contributors for a riveting panel discussion moderated by The Platform Talk’s Greg Forde, regarding Nate’s film 'American Skin. The panelists convene to discuss issues covered in the movie and how society in general and black people in particular can solve the continuing problem of racialized policing in America.

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See the results of this 6 month long pilot program taking away thousands of 911 calls from the Denver Police and sending them instead to a trained team of compassionate first responders. Guess what? Not a single arrest was made … And SO MANY lives were saved.

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Charged with five offenses, Texas resident Jenny Cudd has been given permission to go on a getaway to Cancun, Mexico. ." She bragged on Facebook, "I fucking charged the Capitol today with patriots." Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden approved her request to travel. He said "there was no evidence she was a flight risk or posed a danger to others."

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Rittenhouse, 18, allegedly violated the conditions of his bond by failing to notify the court of his changed address, which inhibits the ability to monitor his whereabouts … Rittenhouse did not post the bond for his release himself, [and] has maintained a careless attitude about his situation and has little incentive to comply with his bond conditions.

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This is not the first issue prosecutors have had. After Rittenhouse was released, he was seen in a bar appearing to flash a white power sign, prompting the state to ask that the court ban him from entering bars or from having contact with hate groups.

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